[linux-mm-cc] Fwd: [RFC][PATCH 0/6] compcache: Compressed Caching

[Nitin Gupta]

On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 7:47 AM, John McCabe-Dansted <gmatht at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 12, 2008 at 8:50 PM, Nai Xia <nai.xia at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >  I'd like to help, and
>  >  1. do you think the benchmark from memtest is enough convincing?
>  >  shall we introduce some additional tests?
>  >  2. I plan to use a x86 destop, is it ok? or does the Compressed Caching
>  >  focus mainly on embedded systems?
>
>  From
>
>     http://code.google.com/p/compcache/
>  compcache is used for Embedded Devices, Small Desktops (aka Virtual
>  Machines!) and LiveCDs
>
>  I have done some testing showing that Compcache can be used to
>  dramatically reduce memory usage of  LiveCDs, . I believe that Nitin
>  Gupta is currently interested in benchmarks for the "Small Desktop"
>  option, which would usually mean x86.
>

Together with "small desktop (x86)", it will be great bonus to have
results on embedded devices also (especially ARM).
More numbers means more chances for this to get mainline :)

Cheers,
Nitin